HELD v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 95-CA-1788.

672 So.2d 1106 (1996)

Mavis Shubert HELD, et al. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plauche, Maselli & Landry, Robert E. Caraway, III, New Orleans, for Appellees.

Martzell and Bickford, Scott R. Bickford, M. Suzanne Montero, New Orleans, for Appellants.

Before KLEES, BYRNES and MURRAY, JJ.


BYRNES, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs from a summary judgment rendered by the trial court dismissing plaintiffs' claims against Avondale Industries, Inc. We reverse and remand.1

Plaintiff allegedly died of mesothelioma, a form of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos. Prior to his death he and his wife filed this suit against numerous defendants, including Avondale Industries, Inc. As against Avondale Held alleged...

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